Show Notes

All right. Alright. Allright. Welcome back, and welcome to the first
episode of the first non-season of the Sub Pop Podcast. Expect three
episodes, one per month, during the summer months of 2016 while we
busily prepare the exciting SEASON TWO of the Sub Pop Podcast!

Last things first, Mega Mart ads are
back! … but someone is trying to give Stuart a run for his money!
Who is this new guy? Why, it’s Gareth Smith, Englishman, friendly
person, and leader of Sub Pop Publishing (music publishing, not books).
Gareth does a pretty convincing job of selling the luxurious Sub Pop
Sweatpant.
He does such a good job that I’m considering adding a pair of these
reportedly primo sweatpants to my “closet” (they’re even suitable for
making a milk run, or so we’re led to believe). If sweatpants aren’t
your speed, consider Sub Pop branded playing
cards.
Or if you want to show your love for Sub Pop, Seattle and grunge in a
more traditional manner, you can’t go wrong with a Sub Pop logo teeeee
shirt.

[Note that you can still try to “save” Stuart as the voice of the Mega
Mart by writing to us (podcast@subpop.com),
tweeting at us, or otherwise
contacting us. Say “SAVE STUART” (it doesn’t have to be in
ALL CAPS, and you don’t even have to spell my—I mean his!—name
correctly!).]

Okay, commerce obligations complete, let’s get into this episode!

The centerpiece of this episode is, of course, Warren Langford’s piece
on Hollow Earth Radio and its founders,
Garrett and Amber. (Warren works on the great radio show Sound
Effect from
Seattle’s/Tacoma’s KPLU radio station.)

Garrett (not to be confused with Gareth – they are two different
people, from two different continents, even) is in the employ of Sub Pop
Records. He is title-less, but from what I can gather he does some sort
of technical work for the company.

Before we step into “Garrett’s Corner” (which, let’s be honest, might
feel more like falling into a well), let’s see what we can learn about
Hollow Earth Radio. See a list of all
the shows on H.E.R. That
page also includes a number you can call to “leave weird voicemails”
(206-588-KHER).

It’s mentioned in the episode that Hollow Earth is getting into
terrestrial radio (with the great call sign “KHUH”). Here is a little
info
on that, via their (successful, and now long over) crowdfunding
campaign.

Now we saunter into Garrett’s Corner to find out a little more about
him. For a comprehensive look into what makes him tick, look no further
than this 5000+ word “People Who Work Here”
interview
from the Sub Pop Blog. You might want to grab a cup of coffee (or a
beer, depending on the time of day and phase of moon).

By the way, there’s mention in the show of the “nerd cave” (it’s an
office at Sub Pop World Headquarters; Garrett used to work in it, as did
I). Well, the “nerd cave” has now been destroyed by an intra-office
construction initiative, so don’t go looking for it if you’re ever at
Sub Pop World Headquarters.